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NASDAQ:AVNW

Aviat Networks (AVNW) Competitors

$31.15
+0.58 (+1.90%)
(As of 05/26/2023 04:00 PM ET)
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Today's Range
$30.46
$31.20
50-Day Range
$27.15
$35.16
52-Week Range
$21.15
$39.80
Volume
41,300 shs
Average Volume
73,601 shs
Market Capitalization
$356.36 million
P/E Ratio
29.39
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$57.67

AVNW vs. CMTL, KVHI, PCTI, GILT, CMBM, VUZI, SATL, CRNT, COMM, and PL

Should you be buying Aviat Networks stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aviat Networks include Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL), KVH Industries (KVHI), PCTEL (PCTI), Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT), Cambium Networks (CMBM), Vuzix (VUZI), Satellogic (SATL), Ceragon Networks (CRNT), CommScope (COMM), and Planet Labs PBC (PL). These companies are all part of the "radio & t.v. communications equipment" industry.

Aviat Networks vs.

Aviat Networks (NASDAQ:AVNW) and Comtech Telecommunications (NASDAQ:CMTL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Aviat Networks has a net margin of 3.82% compared to Comtech Telecommunications' net margin of -4.10%. Aviat Networks' return on equity of 14.61% beat Comtech Telecommunications' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Aviat Networks 3.82% 14.61% 8.84%
Comtech Telecommunications -4.10% 1.13% 0.53%

Aviat Networks presently has a consensus target price of $57.67, suggesting a potential upside of 85.13%. Comtech Telecommunications has a consensus target price of $12.17, suggesting a potential upside of 1.90%. Given Aviat Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Aviat Networks is more favorable than Comtech Telecommunications.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Aviat Networks
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Comtech Telecommunications
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

In the previous week, Aviat Networks had 2 more articles in the media than Comtech Telecommunications. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Aviat Networks and 2 mentions for Comtech Telecommunications. Comtech Telecommunications' average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Aviat Networks' score of 0.43 indicating that Comtech Telecommunications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Aviat Networks Neutral
Comtech Telecommunications Neutral

Aviat Networks has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Comtech Telecommunications. Comtech Telecommunications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aviat Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Aviat Networks$302.96 million1.18$21.16 million$1.0629.39
Comtech Telecommunications$486.24 million0.68-$33.05 million-$1.01-11.82

Comtech Telecommunications received 33 more outperform votes than Aviat Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.58% of users gave Aviat Networks an outperform vote while only 58.51% of users gave Comtech Telecommunications an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Aviat NetworksOutperform Votes
242
65.58%
Underperform Votes
127
34.42%
Comtech TelecommunicationsOutperform Votes
275
58.51%
Underperform Votes
195
41.49%

Aviat Networks has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comtech Telecommunications has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

68.9% of Aviat Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.7% of Comtech Telecommunications shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Aviat Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Comtech Telecommunications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Aviat Networks beats Comtech Telecommunications on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AVNW and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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AVNW vs. The Competition

MetricAviat NetworksRadio & t.v. communications equipment IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$356.36M$9.57B$14.73B$6.15B
Dividend YieldN/A2.37%4.56%6.17%
P/E Ratio29.398.72287.9611.20
Price / Sales1.187.91839.5998.32
Price / Cash10.4424.5025.2722.80
Price / Book1.7215.6410.005.39
Net Income$21.16M$672.38M$528.61M$192.83M
7 Day Performance0.58%-1.34%4.09%4.26%
1 Month Performance-5.06%-2.63%7.93%5.81%
1 Year Performance4.15%-21.31%-3.76%0.15%

Aviat Networks Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CMTL
Comtech Telecommunications
2.2003 of 5 stars
$11.78
-0.9%
$12.17
+3.3%
-6.1%$328.19M$486.24M-11.661,993Short Interest ↑
KVHI
KVH Industries
2.2924 of 5 stars
$9.29
-1.6%
$13.00
+39.9%
+14.6%$181.16M$138.88M6.07607
PCTI
PCTEL
2.0971 of 5 stars
$4.75
+0.8%
N/A+13.4%$90.63M$99.43M15.32304
GILT
Gilat Satellite Networks
0 of 5 stars
$5.40
-5.1%
N/A-21.0%$305.69M$239.84M135.03779Short Interest ↑
CMBM
Cambium Networks
2.7744 of 5 stars
$15.78
+0.5%
$23.33
+47.9%
+4.4%$432.53M$296.90M17.15573Short Interest ↑
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VUZI
Vuzix
1.4311 of 5 stars
$4.21
-0.9%
$7.00
+66.3%
-29.1%$266.16M$11.84M-6.58108
SATL
Satellogic
0 of 5 stars
$2.20
-4.3%
N/A-53.2%$196.22M$6.01M0.00244Gap Down
CRNT
Ceragon Networks
2.0271 of 5 stars
$1.82
-0.5%
$5.25
+188.5%
+0.6%$153.37M$295.17M-45.501,408Short Interest ↓
COMM
CommScope
2.6849 of 5 stars
$4.20
-0.5%
$9.17
+118.3%
-40.2%$881.12M$9.23B-0.7330,000Short Interest ↑
PL
Planet Labs PBC
2.4286 of 5 stars
$4.34
-0.2%
$7.28
+67.7%
-33.5%$1.19B$191.26M-7.111,100

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This page (NASDAQ:AVNW) was last updated on 5/29/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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